escaped div??

[Mark]

i'm getting very frusterated with this..i was hoping someone could tell
me what's going on.
here's the code..

<div id="main">
<div id="header">
<h1>mnbayazit</h1>
<p>a journey into the mind of m. n. bayazit</p>
</div>

<div id="content">
lorem ipsum... blah blah blah
</div>

<div id="nav">
<h1>nav</h1>
<ul>
<li><a href="">blog</a></li>
<li><a href="">forums</a></li>
<li><a href="">calendar</a></li>
<li><a href="">gallery</a></li>
</ul>
<h1>categories</h1>
<ul>
<li><a href="">life</a></li>
<li><a href="">web design</a></li>
<li><a href="">work</a></li>
<li><a href="">starcraft</a></li>
<li><a href="">programming</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>

now all you really need to know is that "main" has a 5px solid red
border around it..

now in IE this border surrounds the entire page as expected, but in
Firefox it only surrounds the header, as if the first </div> is ending
it. how can I fix this??

[David Dorward]

Mark wrote:

now in IE this border surrounds the entire page as expected, but in
Firefox it only surrounds the header, as if the first </div> is ending
it. how can I fix this??

You didn't provide your stylesheet! But I'll bet it has something to do with
http://www.complexspiral.com/publica...aining-floats/

--
David Dorward <http://blog.dorward.me.uk/> <http://dorward.me.uk/>
Home is where the ~/.bashrc is

[Jim Moe]

Mark wrote:

i'm getting very frusterated with this..i was hoping someone could tell
me what's going on.
here's the code..

now all you really need to know is that "main" has a 5px solid red
border around it..
Ah, yes. The old psychic code trick. Wait! Wait for it! Ah ha! I have
channeled Obi Wanna Cody and he says:
See <http://css.maxdesign.com.au/floatutorial/> and
<http://positioniseverything.net/easyclearing.html>.
now in IE this border surrounds the entire page as expected, but in
Firefox it only surrounds the header, as if the first </div> is ending
it. how can I fix this??

IE is incorrect.

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[Gus Richter]

Jim Moe wrote:

Mark wrote:

i'm getting very frusterated with this..i was hoping someone could tell
me what's going on.
here's the code..

now all you really need to know is that "main" has a 5px solid red
border around it..

No that's not all we need to know.
Ah, yes. The old psychic code trick. Wait! Wait for it! Ah ha! I have
channeled Obi Wanna Cody and he says:
See <http://css.maxdesign.com.au/floatutorial/> and
<http://positioniseverything.net/easyclearing.html>.

now in IE this border surrounds the entire page as expected, but in
Firefox it only surrounds the header, as if the first </div> is ending
it. how can I fix this??

IE is incorrect.

And so is Firefox since with what is provided, both IE and Fx render alike.

--
Gus

[Jim Moe]

Gus Richter wrote:

IE is incorrect.

And so is Firefox since with what is provided, both IE and Fx render alike.

True. That's the trouble with psychic code debugging. A lot a
not-really-there bits confuse things.

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[Tony]

Jim Moe wrote:

Gus Richter wrote:

IE is incorrect.

And so is Firefox since with what is provided, both IE and Fx render alike.

True. That's the trouble with psychic code debugging. A lot a
not-really-there bits confuse things.

Hey - I have this web page that isn't working right. Can you tell me how
to fix it?
--
"The most convoluted explanation that fits all the available and made-up
facts is the most likely to be believed by conspiracy theorists"

[Jim Moe]

Tony wrote:

IE is incorrect.

And so is Firefox since with what is provided, both IE and Fx render alike.

True. That's the trouble with psychic code debugging. A lot a
not-really-there bits confuse things.

Hey - I have this web page that isn't working right. Can you tell me how
to fix it?

Have you tried shaking your woojum beads and impaling a scarub? Oh, and
don't forget the plastic chicken and pyramid.

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[Mark]

Jim Moe wrote:

Mark wrote:

i'm getting very frusterated with this..i was hoping someone could tell
me what's going on.
here's the code..

now all you really need to know is that "main" has a 5px solid red
border around it..

Ah, yes. The old psychic code trick. Wait! Wait for it! Ah ha! I have
channeled Obi Wanna Cody and he says:
See <http://css.maxdesign.com.au/floatutorial/> and
<http://positioniseverything.net/easyclearing.html>.

now in IE this border surrounds the entire page as expected, but in
Firefox it only surrounds the header, as if the first </div> is ending
it. how can I fix this??

IE is incorrect.

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thanks for the links guys, these help explain some of the problems i
was having with floats.. i'm not sure if that relates to my border
problem, but i'll look into it more.